PRESS RELEASE – Sunday November 18th, the Guam International Raceway hosted the 5th and final round of the 2018 Proline Drifting Championships presented by Monster Energy Drink and Napa Auto Parts / Valvoline with special thanks to Fastenal, Hafa Adai Signs, and Aclaro FX.
Alex Greiner swept qualifying with the highest points and was in contention for a poll position for the round till a brake failure caused a spin. Wild Card Curtis Gogue showed up last minute after sitting out the entire season, came back strong and took 2nd place. Von Burrell fought his way up the ladder and claimed another victory for Round 5 and clenched the 2018 season title.
Judges:
Tom Akigami
Lee Webber
Jim Cruz
Event re-cap video by Maurice Jones: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nmbe1c0bb9sg4px/Video%20Nov%2019%2C%201%2021%2056%20AM.mov?dl=0
Qualifying Results (Best Solo Run out of 3)
1. Alex Greiner 241pts
2. Von Burrell 230pts
3. Andy Passaur 219pts
4. Jaimee Mendiola 217pts
5. Rex Deseo 215pts
6. Matt Palarca 213pts
7. Curtis Gogue 195pts
8. Dan Aclaro 193pts
9. Jasper Leong 145pts
Nine car Tandem Eliminations
5.) Rex Deseo 6/4 vs. 6.) Matt Palarca 4/6 = Sudden Death / One More Time
5.) Rex Deseo 0/5 vs. 6.) Matt Palarca 10/5 = Palarca to go up against 1.) Alex Greiner
Great 8
1.) Alex Greiner 7/0 vs. Matt Palarca 3/10 = Palarca
2.) Von Burrell 6/5 vs. 9.) Jasper Leong 4/5 = Burrell
3.) Andy Passauer 6/5 vs. 8.) Dan Aclaro 4/5 = Passauer
4.) Jaimee Mendiola 5/3 vs. Curtis Gogue 5/7 = Gogue
Semi Finals
Matt Palarca 4/4.5 vs. Von Burrell 6/5.5 = Burrell
Andy Passauer 6/0 vs. Curtis Gogue 4/10 = Gogue
Battle for 3rd
Matt Palarca 5/7 vs. Andy Passaer 5/3 = Palarca
Finals
Von Burrell 6/6 vs. Curtis Gogue 4/4 = Burrell
RESULTS
1.) Von Burrell
2.) Curtis Gogue
3.) Matt Palarca
2018 Point Standings:
1.) Von Burrell 18 + 0 + 16 + 20 + 20 = 74
2.) Alex Greiner 8 + 12 + 20 + 14 + 14 = 68
3.) Andy Passauer 6 + 18 + 14 + 18 + 12 = 68
4.) Jaimee Mendiola 14 + 14 + 18 + 8 + 10 = 64
5.) Dan Aclaro 20 + 20 + 0 + 12 + 6 = 58
6.) Matt Palarca 1 + 16 + 0 + 16 + 16 = 49
7.) Karl Dumasig 1 + 0 + 12 + 10 + 0 = 23
8.) Jordan Salas 2 + 10 + 8 + 0 + 0 = 20
9.) Curtis Gogue 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 18 = 18
10.) Geno Petrangan 0 + 0 + 10 + 6 + 0 = 16
11.) Ron Avelino 16 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 16
12.) Rex Deseo 4 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 8 = 12
13.) Don Cabuhat 12 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 12
14.) Andrew Agag 10 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 10
15.) Jasper Leong 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 4 = 5
16.) Carl Bungabong 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 0 = 4
17.) Warren Malig 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1
18.) Abner Flores 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1
19.) Luke Duenas 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 1
(AP/Carlos Osorio)
